Table 1 Frequency of substance use among alternative high school students by demographic characteristics in the past 12 months (n = 145)a
| Â | Cigarette Smoking | Alcohol Use | Marijuana Use | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Demographic Characteristics | Never n (%) | Frequent, but not daily use n (%) | Daily use n (%) | Never n (%) | Frequent, but not daily use n (%) | Daily use n (%) | Never n (%) | Frequent, but not daily use n (%) | Daily use n (%) |
Total (N = 145) | 60 (42%) | 32 (22%) | 52 (36%) | 60 (42%) | 80 (55%) | 4 (3%) | 74 (51%) | 52 (36%) | 19 (13%) |
Gender | (n = 144) | (n = 144) | (n = 145) | ||||||
   Male | 33 (44%) | 15 (20%) | 27 (36%) | 29 (39%) | 43 (57%) | 3 (4%) | 38 (50%) | 28 (37%) | 10 (13%) |
   Female | 27 (39%) | 17 (25%) | 25 (36%) | 31 (45%) | 37 (54%) | 1 (1%) | 36 (52%) | 24 (35%) | 9 (13%) |
Race | (n = 144) | (n = 144) | (n = 145) | ||||||
   Black | 26 (58%) | 11 (24%) | 8 (18%) | 27 (60%) | 17 (38%) | 1 (2%) | 24 (52%) | 14 (30%) | 8 (14%) |
   White | 16 (28%) | 11 (19%) | 30 (53%) | 16 (28%) | 39 (68%) | 2 (4%) | 28 (49%) | 21 (37%) | 8 (17%) |
   Other | 18 (43%) | 10 (24%) | 14 (33%) | 17 (41%) | 24 (57%) | 1 (2%) | 22 (52%) | 17 (40%) | 3 (7%) |
SES | (n = 142) | (n = 142) | (n = 143) | ||||||
   Higher | 16 (31%) | 11 (22%) | 24 (47%) | 17 (33%) | 32 (63%) | 2 (4%) | 24 (46%) | 20 (38%) | 8 (15%) |
   Lower | 42 (46%) | 21 (23%) | 28 (31%) | 41 (45%) | 48 (53%) | 2 (2%) | 48 (53%) | 32 (35%) | 11 (12%) |
Age | (n = 144) | (n = 144) | (n = 145) | ||||||
   Mean (SD) | 16.9 (1.3) | 17.4 (1.1) | 17.4 (0.97) | 16.8 (1.2) | 17.5 (1.0) | 17.7 (0.63) | 17.1 (1.2) | 17.4 (1.0) | 17.1 (1.2) |